different between counsel vs acquaint
counsel
English
Etymology
From Middle English counseil, conseil, from Old French conseil, from Latin c?nsilium; akin to c?nsul? (“take counsel, consult”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: koun?-s?l, IPA(key): /?ka?n.s?l/
- Homophone: council
Noun
counsel (countable and uncountable, plural counsels)
- The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.
- Exercise of judgment; prudence.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- They all confess, therefore, in the working of that first cause, that counsel is used.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- Advice; guidance.
- It was ill counsel had misled the girl.
- Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
- (obsolete) A secret opinion or purpose; a private matter.
- thilke lord […] to whom no counsel may be hid
- A lawyer, as in Queen's Counsel (QC).
Usage notes
In the sense 'lawyer', the plural is usually unchanged counsel.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:advice
Translations
Verb
counsel (third-person singular simple present counsels, present participle counselling or counseling, simple past and past participle counselled or counseled)
- (transitive) To give advice, especially professional advice, to (somebody).
- The lawyer counselled his client to remain silent.
- Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other mental health professionals counsel clients.
- (transitive) To recommend (a course of action).
- I would counsel prudence in this matter.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:advise
Translations
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
- council
Anagrams
- conules, leucons, unclose
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acquaint
English
Etymology
From Middle English aqueinten, acointen, from Old French acointier, from Late Latin accognit?re, from Latin ad + cognitus, past participle of cognoscere (“to know”), from con- + noscere (“to know”). See quaint, know.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??kwe?nt/
- Hyphenation: ac?quaint
- Rhymes: -e?nt
Verb
acquaint (third-person singular simple present acquaints, present participle acquainting, simple past and past participle acquainted)
- (transitive, followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar.
- (transitive, archaic, followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
- (transitive, obsolete) To familiarize; to accustom.
- October 2 1642, Isaac Basire, letter to John Evelyn
- What success it may further have I shall acquaint you at my coming over
- October 2 1642, Isaac Basire, letter to John Evelyn
Synonyms
- (to make familiar): familiarize
- (to communicate notice to): advise, apprise, inform; See also Thesaurus:inform
- (to familiarize; to accustom): habituate, inure
Translations
Adjective
acquaint (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Acquainted.
Related terms
- acquaintance
- acquainted
References
- acquaint in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- acquaint in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- acquaint at OneLook Dictionary Search
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